Capitol Ideas podcast: Speaker Pro Tem Jim Moeller

Rep. Jim Moeller (D-Vancouver) is Speaker Pro Tem of the Washington State House of Representatives.

In a new Capitol Ideas interview, he takes listeners onto the podium in the House chamber for a behind the scenes look at the role debate plays in a modern representative democracy.

He also tells how he balances his leadership role with his duties as a state representative from Washington's 49th district.

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Wonder what a committee vice chair does? Rep. Ormsby explains it in new “Capitol Ideas” interview

We all know, or think we know, what the chair of a legislative committee does. But what does the vice chair do, besides call up witnesses?

The answer, at least for House Appropriations Vice Chair Timm Ormsby, is far more interesting than you might think, and for political junkies and policy wonks, this new Capitol Ideas podcast offers a fascinating insight into a rarely explored subject.

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